Henry
Film poster
Directed byYan England
Written byYan England
Produced byYan England
StarringGérard Poirier
Louise Laprade
Marie Tifo
CinematographyClaudine Sauvé
Edited byPhilippe Gagnon
Distributed byShortsHD[1][2]
Release date
  • August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09) (Rhode Island)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Henry is a 2011 Canadian short drama film written, produced, and directed by Yan England. The film stars Gérard Poirier as Henry, an elderly retired concert pianist who is beginning to suffer the effects of Alzheimer's disease.[3]

The film premiered at the 2011 Rhode Island International Film Festival.[4] The film received a nomination for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[5] After being nominated for an Academy Award, the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD.[1][2]

Cast

  • Gérard Poirier as Henry
  • Louise Laprade as Maria
  • Marie Tifo as Nathalie
  • Hubert Lemire as Young Henry
  • Ariane-Li Simard-Côté as Young Maria

References

  1. 1 2 "Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013". The New York Times. 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Henry". The New York Times. 2013.
  3. James Adams, "Short and sharp". The Globe and Mail, February 1, 2013.
  4. "Rhode Island International Film Festival 2011 Includes Terry Gilliam, Colin Firth, Anna Paquin". IndieWire. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards". Retrieved 2013-01-10.


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